The image shows a village gathering with detailed line work. Closest to the viewer, villagers are engaged in various activities near thatched-roof structures and trees. A pig grazes nearby. The scene has a monochromatic color palette, emphasizing light and shadow contrasts for depth. The composition extends to the right with more people, tents, and buildings suggesting a larger communal event in the background.
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Village Kermesse with Peasants Feasting Under a Pergola

Adriaen van Ostade (Dutch, 1610 - 1685)

c. 1652

Medium
etching, with touches of drypoint, on laid paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
plate: 12.8 × 17.5 cm (5 1/16 × 6 7/8 in.) ; sheet: 15.1 × 20.4 cm (5 15/16 × 8 1/16 in.)
Culture
Dutch
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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